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In the games

Double Battle with Marley

The stat Trainers first appeared in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, where each is encountered at a certain point during the player's journey. Unlike other Trainers, the stat Trainers ask the player to help them to navigate their way through a certain area, participating in Double Battles against other Trainers and wild Pokémon, and healing the player's Pokémon after each battle.

After the player has defeated the Elite Four, the stat Trainers that the player has encountered so far (only Cheryl is required to be encountered during the game's storyline; the others are optional) will be waiting in the Battle Tower to participate in tag-team Double Battles.

In Pokémon Platinum, in addition to reprising their role from Diamond and Pearl, the stat Trainers the player has encountered will also appear in the Battleground in the Survival Area as potential opponents. Riley and Buck are also now required to complete the game's storyline, with both of their scenarios involving Team Galactic.

Marley appeared in Keeping in Top Forme!, where she was helping a Shaymin get to a field of Gracideas. Team Rocket were after Shaymin, and Marley, along with her Arcanine, helped Shaymin escape by hiding it in her basket. Marley had asked Brock, along with Ash and Dawn, to escort her to the garden to find the field of Gracidea flowers for Shaymin.